Local Social News Notes From Savannah and Vicinity
Mrs Ovid Stewart and family appear among visits and departures as social rounds continue. Notables include Miss Elizabeth Northen at St Simons with Charles Northen Jr and Mrs Al Marshall visiting Chattanooga. Mrs Frank Lester returns to New York. Mrs B F Hallett of Chicago visits the Carhart household in Savannah. Colonel Lawton of Savannah plans a weekend with the Little family while Miss Elizabeth Ramey returns from Oxford as a commencement guest. Mrs Ransom Wright travels to Katonah for a niece’s wedding, and Mrs Van Dyke spends the winter at the Piedmont hotel with friends nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Jones
Agnes Jones
Albany
W. B. Willingham
John Thomas Moore
Belle King
New York
Elmer E. Fulton
Majestic Hotel
Fulton
Alice Proctor
Savannah
Sidney Chamberlain
Athens
St Louis
Ovid Stewart
Lang
Ford
Indian Springs
L. F. Melson
Christine Melson
Elizabeth Melson
Trbes
Charles
Northen
Margaret. Northen
Charles Northen, Jr
St. Simons
al Marshall
Flora Fleckner
Chattanooga
A. J. Chadwick
Captitol Avenue
Frank Lester
B. F. Hallett
Chicago
William B. Carhart
Alexander Lawton
John D. Little
M. A. Lipscomb
Athena
Rutherford Lipscomb
Negro Murderer Caught in Georgia
Sherman Burgess, a negro man who killed Mattia Brown, a negro woman, in Madison by cutting her throat, has been captured by Deputy Sheriff Van Shouse and Gus Wilson near the Walton county line in Morgan county and is jailed at the pmpreve Hotel Cordele. Announcement today says about 30000 dollars will be spent to renovate the Suwanee hotel, with work starting in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. van Dyke
Paville Coast
Mrs. van Dyke
Piedmont Hotel
Madison
Sherman Burgess
Mattia Brown
van’ Shouse
Gus Wilson
Walton County
Morgan
Wit Pmpreve Hotel
Cordele
Suwanee Hotel
Governor Brown to Be Awarded Ll.D At UGA
Athens Ga June 14 Special Governor Joseph M Brown will receive the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Georgia this commencement. Trustees authorized the action. Reverend Marcellus Lyttleton Troutman pastor First Methodist will receive doctor of divinity and graduate in law. John Saylor Corn and William Henry Emerson of Georgia Tech receive doctor of science. Charles M Strahen civil engineering professor also to receive doctor of science. Demosthenian Society to confer diplomas on Tuesday afternoons for faithful work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Joseph M. Brown
University of Georgia
Marcellus Lyttleton Troutman
First Methodist Church
John Saylor Corn
Georgia School of Technology
William Henry Emerson
Charles M. Strahen
Demosthenian Literary Society
Ben Hill
Robert Toombs
Havana Stock Exchange Thanks Senator Bacon
Washington cablegram from Havana expresses gratitude for Senator Bacon's intervention stance. The Havana stock exchange members Fernandez Moore and twenty others praise backing a legally constituted Cuban government and call for defining intervention rights. Bacon argues for U S support of Cuba's civil government to deter rebellion and revolution.
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Washington
Bacon
Havana
Havana Stock Exchange
United States
Fernandaz Moore
Exchange
Cuba
Georgia
Large Rebel Force Arrives at Juarez
Juarez Mexico June 14 reports a train load of rebels arriving from San Casay Grandes and other points on the Northwestern railroad. About 4000 government troops under Jose de la Lug Blanca form a cordon west of the rebel zone. Federals may siege Juarez if rebels north of Chihuahua stand. Two machine guns and two mortars arrive for defense.
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Juarez
Mexico
San Casay Grandes
Jose de la Lug Blanca
Here
Chihuahua
Underwood to Choose Man to Nominate Him
Washington reports Representative Underwood of Alabama will name his nominating sponsor for the Democratic presidential bid after a conference with Senator Bankhead. Representative Heflin is the leading personal choice, but Bankhead’s judgment may alter the final decision as he weighs other claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Senator Bankhead
New York
Heflin
Bankhead
Congress urged to stay on the job until adjournment
Washington June 14 Representative Foxter of Illinois demanded that representatives remain in their seats instead of attending national conventions so Congress could adjourn by July 1. He said the people realize the business should be closed and that members should go home. After next week only routine business and private bills would be taken up, with three days recess during the Baltimore convention.
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Washington
Foxter
Illinois
Congress
House
Baltimore
Ice Off Cape Henry Sighted By Steamer
Baltimore June 14 The British steamer Valetta reports sighting floating ice within less than a day from Cape Henry. Captain L Muene logged three ice pieces at latitude 27.20 north longitude 74.24 west about 100 miles northeast of Cape Henry on June 11. The largest piece was about 200 feet long and higher than the docks. Weather was clear.
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Baltimore
L. Muene
Cape Henry
Valetta
Rafts for Transports Approved by Taft
Washington June 14 Congress appropriates 300000 to equip army transports with lifeboats and rafts. The measure aims to improve safety at sea as ships are outfitted amid ongoing naval readiness.
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TAFT
Washington
Congress
Raons
Shesawa
Fistfight erupts during Oklahoma contest hearing at GOP HQ
Outside the Republican National Committee room in Chicago on June 14 a duel with fists broke out between Grant Victor Taft supporter and T G Dasney and Patrick Dose Roosevelt adherents after a hearing on the third Oklahoma district contest. Detectors and spectators separated the combatants. no arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grant Victor
United States
Oklahoma
Taft
T. G. Dasney
Patrick Dose
Wearville
Okla
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Francia J. Heney
T. A. Marlow
Montana
Victor
Charles Dick
Disney
Dore
Deere
Mr. Dick
Coward and Affinity Released on Bond
Police altered charges against Coward and Ruth Webb Winn to disorderly conduct and released both on bonds totaling 350 dollars. Coward posted 260 dollars with funds from a recently cashed bank check. the girl posted 100 dollars. They left headquarters together and did not reveal their home address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coward
Ruth Webb Winn
Flood on Colorado sets historic high across California and Nevada
Needles California June 14 the Colorado river reached its highest stage ever with a hundred mile flood zone north and south of Needles. The government dyke on the Arizona side gave way flooding lowlands near Fort Mojave and sweeping four houses from the stream as alarms spread in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needles
Cal
Colorado
Neclés
Arizona
Fort Mojava
Cuba reassured by state department message to Havana
Washington reports the state department issued a cable to Minister Beauprie in Havana. It warns Cubans not to trust unofficial reports about U S policy and recalls Taft’s warning on rumors. The secretary states the United States is not planning intervention in Cuba and hopes Cuba will take prompt measures to suppress the instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Beauprie
Havana
United States
Taft
Asa
Cuba
Three Linemen Die in Air at New Jersey Power Pole
Elizabeth New Jersey June 14 three linemen William Wittridge Frank Jackson and Albert Burbank died when they contacted a high tension wire of the Public Service Corporation. Wittridge died instantly as Jackson and Burbank tried to assist and were killed as the current remained on. Firemen finally removed the bodies after the line was shut off and witnesses stood in horror.
Tennessee Whisky Now Made in Kentucky Trade Name Retained
Louisville June 14 Tennessee whisky is now made in Kentucky but remains Tennessee whisky. Distillers in Tennessee, now dry, contract with Kentucky firms to produce liquor as in Kentucky style, using charcoal filtering in the cistern room to remove heavier oils and preserve flavor. Auction Sale of 50 residence lots in College Park at 20 o'clock today. Take car at Forsyth and Alabama Sts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Tennessee
Kentucky
College Park
Forsyth
Alabama Sts
More Protection for Commission in Senate Bill
Washington June 14 The Senate amended the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill to prevent any single federal judge from enjoining or restraining the Interstate Commerce Commission. Injunctions must be decided by a three judge panel including the Chief Justice and two other Justices. The measure also extended to state administrative boards. The Senate debated the commerce court’s future but ultimately passed the bill, sending it to conference with the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Legislative
Mimiming
United States
Crawford
Cumming
McC
Portuguese minister Duarte Leite forms new cabinet
Lisbon report notes Duarte Leite, ex finance minister, forms a new Portuguese ministry at the president's request. The new premier will also serve as minister of the interior following the failure of former Premier Vasconcellos to distribute portfolios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Senhor Duarte Leite
Finance
Vasconcellos
Interior
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M. J. Carroll
Toxaway, N. C
D. W. Simmons
Rome
M. R. Emmons
Tech
Thely
Mr. Capers
Utherford Lipscomb
C. H. Patterson
Addison
Elizabeth Ramey
Oxford
Ransom Wright
Katonah, N. Y
Faust
Maull Bros
St. Louis, Mc
Brown
Shere
Phoenix
Atlanta
Phoenix Hose
King Hardware Co
Peachtree Street
Teddy
Affinity
Letcher
Carlton
of Women’s
Oxfords
Carlton Shoe Co
Whitehall Street
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